No, not me, my pots! I have made two slab pots the last week out of Hawaiian Red, WC 365. Usually, I attach the sides to the top of the bottom and never had a problem. On this one I wanted a continuous smooth side so I set the bottom on a couple small pieces of wood and then pushed the sides against the edges of the bottom. In both cases, the bottom shrunk away from the sides. The first time I put it together when the clay was still quite damp. The second time I let it dry to "leather stage' but neither seemed to help. The last time the sides even came apart. Does any one know if this is a problem with the type of clay (I haven't used it before), or can't you put a pot together in this manner?
I just sprayed the whole darn thing with water tonight and put it back together. I doubt that this will work because it had already been drying since Sunday. I also put a thin rope between the bottom and the sides to try to reinforce it. The poor thing is a far cry from its nice straight lines after wetting it down, but I guess it's lost anyway.
i've attached a picture but the poor pot is a far cry from its original straight lines
